The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever

The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 125, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me cereal recommendations, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been...
Sho Miyake answers life’s greatest questions

Sho Miyake answers life’s greatest questions

Acclaimed Japanese director Sho Miyake has arrived in the States. He’s brought with him two feature films: Small, Slow But Steady and Two Seasons, Two Strangers, a pair of naturalistic portraits that deal with the uneasy human desire to relate to other people....
Why colleges are going out of business

Why colleges are going out of business

Students outside the Hampshire College library in Amherst, Massachusetts, on November 28, 2016. | Joanne Rathe/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Higher education is in crisis. Last week, Hampshire College — a private liberal arts school in Amherst, Massachusetts —...
The US gets the worst phones

The US gets the worst phones

Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they’ve done so for years. Together with Google, they’ve shaped our sense of what a smartphone is and what it can do, pushing the boundaries of mobile photography, software, and processing power. But over...